How an Animorphs TV show and Movie should be done-REDUX

[beachbeagle]

Im not an avid Harry Potter fan. And frankly I think while the 1st movie was okay, the 3rd one, Prisoner of Akzaban was the most brilliant and dark. The director Alfonso Cua-something, had this amazing vision that was such a huge contrast from the first two, which were both very juvenile in their appeal. This new director of the final four is pretty amateur. And it shows. He's creative but his direction as far as visuals go is lacking. I don't think I'll be impressed by the final movies in this franchise since he's directing.

Thank you. That's what I meant. The first few were okay and the third was awesome, but once you get to the later ones it's bad. My statement was a little blunt and misinterpreted. That shows the limits of communicating such things via the internet. You have to be extremely careful about your work choices.

[XenomorphLV426]

Cuaron is awesome.  I could actually see him potentially working well with this franchise.  Go watch Children Of Men.  It's a little too 'artsy' for Animorphs, but the guy has a knack for grit and immersion.

He's a good choice.  Not sure how he'd work with the comedy and very American humor/culture references though, being a foreigner.

[wotw2112]

Just asking, why is a 7 hour movie bad? I'd watch a seven-hour movie.

Because most people want quick thrills and lack the necessary attention span.  There are just some people who don't like storyline and prefer mindless action.   And unless you're a real fan 7 hours is a bit much for anything (not to mention having to find the time to see it)

[Yorick Brown]

Way too adventurous, film stu? These were action-adventure books! And we're talking about FILMS that are suppose to be cinematic!

Just because a book isn't relevant to the main storyline, it doesn't make it any less worth y of being adapted.

Because they just do? How helpful...

This thread was suppose to be taken seriously but the hostility and cynicism is nevertheless unwarranted. You need to calm down.

Well those Harry Potter films are aimed at kids so they should be a little juvenile.

Just asking, why is a 7 hour movie bad? I'd watch a seven-hour movie.

That's because you're an idiot.

A studio and the theater can't really make profit of a film so long that they can only play it twice a day and a person that ISN'T  moron like you has better things to do than see a 7-hour long film.

[Yorick Brown]

Bravo.  It's attitudes like this that gave us two campy neon Batman movies with nipples.  Scratch the TV part.

1) I liked Batman Forever
2) Th problem was that that Warner Bros. and toy companies wanted the movies to be more juvenile to sell to kids NOT to make it more accessible to the general public.

Which justifies my point. Dude, this is your own personal movie, str8 up.

Wrong thread. This is about my TV series not movie.

But oh yea, I forgot. You don't like complexity in your stories. Lol....Sorry, but its a really bad idea.

Whatever gave you that idea? I like complexity but I don't like confusion.

Did it ever occur to you that that part ties in to Cassies intuition, her knowing that it would stir the Yeerk army and change the tides of the war?

The rising voice of the Yeerk Peace Movement and the Taxxon rebels can take care of this.

For the most part, it looks fine. I'd rather the Chronicles work more into the story arc, though, instead of just being season finales.

They weren't season finales. They were direct-to-video film adaptation released one-by-one after every season.

[Chad32]

They weren't season finales. They were direct-to-video film adaptation released one-by-one after every season.

Oh, sorry. All the better then.

[filmstu2005]

That's because you're an idiot.

You're one to talk, calling someone an idiot. Seriously. Have you taken a look at your ideas lately?

Gee, that came out much harsher than I intended.

Oh, and Xeno I did see Children of Men when it came out. It shouldve won an Oscar because it was an AWESOME movie. Breathtaking. Visually and storywise it was creative. Plus it had my favorite actors in it. Clive Owens, Jullian Moore, and CHIWETEL EJIOFOR - That guy is a star. Did anyone see him play the Messenger in Joss' Whedon's Serenity? Brilliant, brilliant actor. Serenity is one of the best Sci-fi movies of all time if you ask me.

[filmstu2005]

Which justifies my point. Dude, this is your own personal movie, str8 up.

Wrong thread. This is about my TV series not movie.

But oh yea, I forgot. You don't like complexity in your stories. Lol....Sorry, but its a really bad idea.

Whatever gave you that idea? I like complexity but I don't like confusion.


OH, cut the B.S. You know exactly what I'm talking about.

i suggest you continue developing your ideas at film school, and come back when your proposal is rooted in THIS real world.

[XenomorphLV426]

Serenity is one of the best Sci-fi movies of all time if you ask me.

*rubs forehead*  Major headache.

Okay, Chiwetel is awesome.  Granted.  ^^^  But this statement is ri-holycrap-ridiculous.

Serenity was an okay two-hour long episode of Firefly.  The show had better characterization.

Serenity was good.  One of the best sci-fi films of all time?  Puh-leeze.  2001, Alien, The Day The Earth Stood Still, E.T., Metropolis, Blade Runner...Serenity?

Uh no.

[filmstu2005]

Hell, if I enjoyed it to the point where I could watch it anywhere, anytime, at any point in the movie, that makes it one of the best sci-fi flicks in my book.  Aliens is great, I have to go back and actually sit through the entire Blade Runner. But I am looking forward to the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still. -- Looks very well made.

I said one of the best. Not THE Best. There can be lots in the 'Best' category.

[Phoenix004]

I did like Serenity, although the Firefly series was more fun in my opinion.

Anyway:  :sign18:

[Essam 293]

Is there a reason why we have 3 Animorph film topics? I mean, aren't we just repeating the same things over and over in every one of them?

[XenomorphLV426]

Agreed.  All of these bad ideas should be centralized so not as to pollute as many brains with corruption and lack of standards.

[morfowt]

Just asking, why is a 7 hour movie bad? I'd watch a seven-hour movie.

Because most people want quick thrills and lack the necessary attention span.  There are just some people who don't like storyline and prefer mindless action.   And unless you're a real fan 7 hours is a bit much for anything (not to mention having to find the time to see it)

the first part I get, the second part, I disagree. Pick any, children/family genre movie, and stretch it to 7 hours, and I'll guarantee I'd watch it. And if you don't have enough time, just watch the rest of it another day.

Just asking, why is a 7 hour movie bad? I'd watch a seven-hour movie.

That's because you're an idiot.

A studio and the theater can't really make profit of a film so long that they can only play it twice a day and a person that ISN'T  moron like you has better things to do than see a 7-hour long film.

well excuse me for forgetting that people go to a theater to watch movies.

[XenomorphLV426]

Although he's being kind of a tool about it, he's right about a seven hour movie being a pretty ridiculous idea.

Attention spans aren't that long.  Hell, Lord Of The Rings tired me and that was three.